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Review of the South Somerset Local Plan

Nov 3, 2017

South Somerset District Council is reviewing the Local Plan that was adopted in March 2015; this review will cover the period 2014 to 2034.

As a first stage in the process, we are consulting on the issues and options that have emerged this far; and produced a document to stimulate debate on the best way to provide a new policy framework for planning and development in the District up until 2034. The consultation period will be from 26th October 2017 until 12 noon on 11th January 2018.

The document starts to consider the options for where new growth may go in the future; and identifies potential new sites for housing, employment and other forms of development in the various towns and villages across the District.

There will be a series of public drop-in sessions where the consultation document can be viewed and where Council officers will be on hand to help explain how we have got to this stage and answer any queries. These drop-in sessions are as follows:

1 November - Somerton Town Council offices (4pm-7pm)

2 November - South Somerset District Council offices, Brympton Way, Yeovil (4pm-7pm)

7 November - Market House, Castle Cary (4pm-7pm)

9 November - Swanmead School, Ilminster (4.30pm-7.30pm)

21 November - Guildhall, Chard (4pm-7pm)

22 November - South Somerset District Council offices, Churchfields, Wincanton (4pm-7pm)

30 November - Great Bow Wharf, Langport (4pm-7pm)

4 December - South Somerset District Council offices, Brympton Way, Yeovil (4pm-7pm)

13 December - Henhayes Community Centre, Crewkerne (4.30-7.30pm)

Please be aware that all representations will be publicly available and may also appear on the South Somerset District Council website.

Once the consultation period has ended, responses will help inform the preparation of preferred options for the Local Plan, which will again be the subject of further consultation.

About us

Long Sutton village and civil parish is in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles south of Somerton in the South Somerset district. With approximately 350 houses the village has a population of about 850. The centre of Long Sutton is characterised by a village green - with a lime tree at each corner and a chestnut tree in the centre. The Devonshire Arms Hotel is at one end of the green and at the other are the former primary school and Holy Trinity church which dates from 1490. The parish includes the village of Knole to the East and Upton to the West.

The population of the Parish has never been more mixed, socially and economically, than it is today. Incomers, long term residents, retired and working people all combine to form a caring and dynamic society which is determined to maintain all that is good about the Parish. In 2000 “Long Sutton at the Millennium” was written as a snapshot of the village. Also, the Women’s Institute produced a hand-painted map of the village illustrating key elements of its history, architecture and activities – copies of which are available from the village shop. In 2008 a Parish Plan was created to identify, preserve and enhance those qualities that make Long Sutton such a good place to live in see the Parish Council section.

Find us

Long Sutton is a little over 100 miles West of London and about 40 miles South of Bristol. There is easy access from the A303 that passes nearby and the M5 is only 20 minutes drive away providing a great link to the West and the North.